tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post611103195807998775..comments2023-10-20T17:23:06.176-07:00Comments on The Arch: CAOS tutorials?ArchDragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726478254573137207noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post-64365710610914587902016-05-04T09:37:36.405-07:002016-05-04T09:37:36.405-07:00I'm really new to CAOS but interested to learn...I'm really new to CAOS but interested to learn more. I know the Creatures series is really dead these days, but this is the most recent post on anything I could seem to find (maybe my searching skills are just bad, I don't know). If anybody is still considering making any tutorials - especially video ones, that would be amazing - then I would be incredibly happy. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346820218713974171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post-19742146034597560382015-04-09T17:27:09.040-07:002015-04-09T17:27:09.040-07:00I'd love to see more discussion of creatures-c...I'd love to see more discussion of creatures-centred agent design! Items which have a range of actions that creatures can perform on them and relevant, consistent stimuli, as well as agents which are not perceptible by creatures when they can't be interacted with, and perceptible when they can be fiddled with. Malkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post-68561633504612510132015-04-07T18:43:39.567-07:002015-04-07T18:43:39.567-07:00Video (or anything visual, such as diagrams/flowch...Video (or anything visual, such as diagrams/flowcharts/etc) guides explaining coding/CAOS concepts is something I've always wanted to see because I believe a lot of people learn better from that kind of medium. Sadly though, that just isn't my talent, so I would be thrilled to see you take it up, especially since you seem to be so visually-oriented.Amaikokonuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141369908773050411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post-19800726539373469592015-04-03T04:20:03.817-07:002015-04-03T04:20:03.817-07:00As a starter tutorial I'm thinking of basicall...As a starter tutorial I'm thinking of basically doing that. I was thinking of opening something like 'Unity3D' and going over the concepts in a modern language (which I think might be easier to understand), then going back over it again in CAOS.<br /><br />Beyond that I was also thinking of a doing a "getting started" tutorial to show people where to get all the necessary tools and how to install them on modern computers.<br /><br />Then at long last I'd get into doing some actual coding. I've already written a new plant agent based on the 'basic plant' tutorial on Creatures Wiki. That would probably cover half a dozen or so tutorials as we walk through creating something really basic, then building in a heap of additional features (like CAs, turning into detritus, etc).<br /><br />I'd also spend a bit of time going over some fundamentals of what makes for good agents that don't confuse Norns, again covering things like CAs, help files, etc.ArchDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726478254573137207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post-5702282132896714932015-04-02T00:17:07.550-07:002015-04-02T00:17:07.550-07:00I'd be really interested in tutorials which to...I'd be really interested in tutorials which took a coding concept in CAOS, explained how it worked, and then showed examples of where it's used, how it could be used in the games. It's easy to 'get by' just by knowing enough concepts to code certain kinds of objects in the game, not all concepts. Malkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post-72135747870870159322015-03-23T20:48:39.874-07:002015-03-23T20:48:39.874-07:00Awesome, that's good to know.
I remember tryin...Awesome, that's good to know.<br />I remember trying to pick up CAOS back in my mid high school years and it was a real struggle to understand what was going on. I did manage to get some weird kangaroo toy created, but boy was it hard work.<br /><br />Now I've been to Uni and studied some programming I can look at even an old language like CAOS and see the underlying structure, which makes it really easy to learn.<br /><br />I think a lesson or two getting people to wrap their heads around this structure would be extremely valuable. Hopefully we can take some of the mystic out of coding.ArchDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726478254573137207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post-67297699816672070832015-03-23T11:36:10.494-07:002015-03-23T11:36:10.494-07:00Video tutorials are awesome! Some of those concept...Video tutorials are awesome! Some of those concepts sound vaguely familiar, but I never did get very far into even forming much of a base for further development. A tutorial explaining the basics would be very valuable to me... So you'd have at least one member in the audience, if that helps. Ha!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445563524165115302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post-82101507998201208472015-03-23T04:22:43.000-07:002015-03-23T04:22:43.000-07:00I'm considering doing a couple of video tutori...I'm considering doing a couple of video tutorials. There's a lot of concepts I'd like to cover, and I think rambling might be a better way for me to get it across. It will allow me to jump back and forth describing the code in a way the written word just wouldn't allow easily. That and as far as I know there aren't any CAOS video tutorials.<br />Out of interest, do you know some of the programming concepts? Such as loops, if statements and object oriented coding? I'm wondering if a tutorial shouldn't be spent explaining some of that. ArchDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726478254573137207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635640911779968619.post-90664473839764135762015-03-22T18:16:45.490-07:002015-03-22T18:16:45.490-07:00I think the dabbling category fits me very well! I...I think the dabbling category fits me very well! I know some very basic concepts about CAOS coding, although I definitely wouldn't be opposed to tutorials geared towards complete amateurs. I think that so long as you explain everything, though, you should be all set! I learned about Creatures genetics by diving into somewhat advanced documents and trying to unravel things. It was a little difficult, but so long as things are laid out well, you could probably approach things any way you'd like! Feel free to browse through some of my genetics lessons: Many have been set at a very easy sort of level, but I try to work in some lesser known tidbits so that advanced players at least have something to take a look at. I'm sure the poll will help you figure out the best way to tailor the tutorials!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445563524165115302noreply@blogger.com